State Engagement - Publications - Faculty & Research

21 Jul 2006
Op-Ed

Enron Jury Sent the Right Message

mention those who engage in other competitive endeavors) are fixated on exploiting rules to their advantage, instead of thinking about how best to build a sound business while complying with the principles that underlie the legal rules.... View Details

Keywords: by Malcolm S. Salter

03 Nov 2022
Blog Post

Introducing the Creating Emerging Markets Sustainability Series

managing family businesses to business-government relations. What are some key highlights or learnings about sustainability that you have gained over the course of this project – trends and inspirational insights? The interviews have uncovered deep View Details

09 Apr 2020
News

“Raise the Line”

important, but he also knew that there were better, more efficient ways to teach the information. “Even at a great school, the state of education was behind the times,” says Gaglani, who had been exposed to innovations in the sector as an... View Details

29 Apr 2016
News

The First Five Years: Kelly McKenna (MBA 2015)

it. My preferred artistic medium is music—I played the piano and violin and sang competitively from age five through high school. I don’t have as much time for it anymore, but, growing up, it helped me to relax, to engage with and develop... View Details

Portrait Project

Sarah Lind Wimmer

wife, mother, investor, businesswoman, teacher, explorer, chef, citizen, athlete, cheerleader. I will even create a few unique dances of my own. And when the band plays my last song, I will have enjoyed every minute of the party. It won't matter that my fiancé and I... View Details

01 Jun 2010
News

The Art and Science of Teaching

his focus now is on specific and proven classroom methods that successful teachers use to engage and educate a room full of restless kids. His new book, Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College, is a... View Details

Keywords: Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

Profile

Benjamin Story

leaders in all areas." But the learning environment was as important as the focus. "I didn't want a two-year hiatus, but to be challenged by the brightest people in the field." The case method rises to the challenge. "I retain more when I'm View Details

01 Jun 2012
News

Around the World

and has transformed itself from a poverty-plagued backwater to an economic powerhouse now ranked second only to the United States in GDP. The Cold War abruptly ended when the Berlin Wall fell and the USSR fractured into 15 sovereign... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

17 Sep 2015
News

Seattle and Cleveland Alumni Connect Around a ‘Vision’ for the New HBS

will significantly increase engagement with and among alumni well in to the future. The HBS goal is part of Harvard University’s $6.5 billion campaign announced in September 2014. “This Campaign is largely about tapping into our... View Details

01 Jun 2006
News

Silver Lining

Dabhol power-plant project in India. As Enron began to emphasize energy trading over hard assets such as power projects and pipelines, the two independently decided to leave the company in 2000. They later reconnected in New York, and then became View Details

Keywords: Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Utilities

01 Sep 2006
News

One-on-One with Carter Roberts

improved governance by engaging both local people and national governments is a fundamental issue. The second challenge is the impact of globalization. Whether you’re trying to save rain forests in Borneo or the Amazon, or save the... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson

08 Oct 2021
Research & Ideas

How Newspaper Closures Open the Door to Corporate Crime

from regulators rose by 15 percent. He also found that the nature of many violations was more severe in towns without newspapers. “If you can do whatever you want and no one is looking, you’re more likely or more willing to engage in... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman

21 Jan 2021
Blog Post

How I Used the HBS Community to Hone My Professional Goals

about in my career. Ultimately, in seeing “everything,” I realized that I was still most interested in health tech. I ended up at an amazing patient engagement start-up in Chicago doing strategy and product work. My internship helped... View Details

16 Dec 2014
First Look

First Look: December 16

examine the lobbying behavior of state governments in the development of recently issued public pension accounting standards GASB 67 and 68. Consistent with opportunistic motivations, we find that states' opposition to the liability... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2009
News

Shaking Up the System

founded BLS in 2004 and has been its principal ever since. A Teach For America alumnus, Sternberg insists on teachers and a curriculum that engage his students — youngsters from the neighborhood, who are not specially selected. “The kids... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

24 Apr 2014
News

Changing the way the world sees Africa

continent’s 54 nations focusing on current events, business, travel, arts, and culture. “When people have unbiased information about Africa,” says Clarke, “they appreciate the ingenuity, beauty and culture of this continent of a billion people. The world is now View Details

17 Feb 2015
News

The First Five Years: Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010)

difficulty keeping the heat or the lights on. Together with our headquarters team and researchers, I work with policy makers and policy groups to help develop and support better policies for young children.” What attracted you to this position? “My role at Children’s... View Details

Keywords: Health, Social Assistance

01 Jun 2012
News

New Post for Palepu

the University’s International Strategy Working Group, and Harvard’s international strategy generally, and developing a more effective and coordinated approach to fundraising and engagement with Harvard alumni overseas. View Details